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Iran and its ally Syria, and how to deal with them appears to be a contentious issue among Israel’s political leaders.

Despite the praise, Barak also urged stronger action.

“I don’t think that Assad lost an hour of sleep last night because of those people leaving,” Mr. Barak said, referring to the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and the diplomats expelled by Western nations on Tuesday. “More concrete action is required,” he continued. “These are crimes against humanity and it’s impossible that the international community is going to stand aside.”

Although Barak didn’t specify what exactly he meant by “more concrete action”, the West has few other options short of sanctions and failing that, military action.

Deputy Israeli Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz also urged a more forthright approach by the West.

Speaking to Israeli Army Radio on Wednesday Mofaz said that the West must intervene in Syria, “directly or indirectly“.

Nonetheless not all Israelis share such hawkish views. Nor are those who oppose them necessarily peace campaigners or even liberals.

One such is former Mossad chief Meir Dagan who warned on Wednesday that a military strike on Iran would only impel it to develop nuclear weapons.

Meaning that with Israel’s leaders at odds with themselves over how to deal with Iran and Syria almost anything can happen.

Or as has frequently been said: “all options are open”.

Dagan: Strike on Iran could hasten bomb

YNet News – May 30, 2012

Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan said Wednesday that a strike on Iran could hasten the Islamic Republic’s development of an atom bomb.

“A strike could accelerate the procurement of the bomb,” claimed Dagan, who spoke at a conference held at the National Security Studies Institute in Tel Aviv. “An attack isn’t enough to stop the project.”

Dagan posited that military action would align the Iranian population behind the regime, thus solving the country’s political and financial problems.

Moreover, he asserted that in the case of an Israeli strike, Iran could declare before the world that it was attacked even while adhering to agreements made with the International Atomic Energy Agency – by a country that reportedly possess “strategic capabilities.”

“We would provide them with the legitimacy to achieve nuclear capabilities for military purposes,” he said.

‘Sanctions more effective’

The former chief of the secret service postulated that economic sanctions are more effective than military action.

“The military option must be given serious consideration. The fact that it is being waved around as means of deterrence does not deter the Iranians, but could provide the answer to their nuclear aspirations,” he said. “The ability to stop the Iranian nuclear program in a military strike, at this point, is very limited.”

Officials speaking at the conference hinted that the option of an attack on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities is not only on the table, but is more viable than ever.

Former Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin said that a nuclear Iran is more dangerous than the consequences of a strike, but suggested that Israel won’t be the one to lead military efforts against the country.

US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro said that Tehran must take concrete steps to dissipate the international community’s concern over its atom program. He added that the window of opportunity for talks is closing, and that the US will bolster pressure on Iran until it achieves its goal of barring it from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Gabi Ashkenazi, the IDF‘s former chief of staff, said that there is still time for diplomacy and economic sanctions, but added that the use of military force in Iran should remain a possibility.

Action in moment of truth

Uzi Arad, a former national security adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said during the conference that while the US is capable of attacking the Islamic Republic, “the challenge isn’t to strike Iran but to prevent it from becoming nuclear in the long run.”

He called on the US to project determination to use “other means” if its objectives are not reached through talks, noting that the American government is aware that the consequences of “inaction in the moment of truth” would destabilize the Middle East and compromise American interests in Asia.

Earlier in the conference, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that Israel’s government “will make decisions on issues vital to the Jewish people’s future and security by itself.”

He remarked that the US and Israel differ in attitudes towards the Iranian issue and “the ticking of the clocks.” Nevertheless, he stressed that the US is aware that Israel will decide independently whether to mount a military operation against Iran’s nuclear facilities